Cj Coombes

2025: Started five games, missing seven due to injury ... Recorded 31 tackles ... In the season opener at S.C. State (8/30) he had a team-high 12 tackles and shared a sack ... Against Richmond (9/6) had five tackles and intercepted a pass in the first quarter that he returned 72 yards for a touchdown ... Earned SoCon Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Spiders ... At Mercer (9/13) had ten tackles and in the third quarter forced and recovered a fumble ... Missed the next two games due to injury ... Returned against Norfolk State (10/11) and had three tackles ... Added one tackle against Furman (10/18) ... Named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America second team ... Preseason All-Southern Conference first team selection ... Buck Buchanan Award Watch List ... 2024: Started all 12 games in the secondary ... Finished second on the team in total tackles with 88 ... Added five tackles for loss, one sack, and an interception ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... A finalist for the Jerry Rice Award and finished 11th in the voting for the best freshman in FCS football ... Named to the FCS Freshman All-America teams by Stats Perform, FCS Central, and Phil Steele ... In season opener at Gardner-Webb (8/29) had six tackles ... At Richmond (9/7) had eight tackles ... Against William & Mary (9/14) led the team with13 tackles and recovered a fumble ... Added seven tackles against Mercer (9/28) ... At Western Carolina (10/5) had four tackles and intercepted a pass by Cole Gonzales in the third quarter ... Led the team in tackles against East Tennessee State (10/26) with eight ... At Samford (11/2) had seven tackles ... At Furman (11/9) had five tackles, including three tackles for a loss and a sack ... Tied for the team-high in tackles against The Citadel (11/16) with ten ... At South Carolina (11/23) had seven tackles ... Enrolled at Wofford in the spring of 2024 ... BEFORE WOFFORD: Spent the 2023 season at the University of Tulsa, where he played in four games, primarily on special teams ... Played a postgraduate season at IMG Academy, where he had 62 tackles, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions as the team won a national championship ... HIGH SCHOOL: At Delaware Military Academy, was named All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior ... During his senior year he had 67 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and scored seven total touchdowns as the team was 11-1 overall ... Also played basketball and lacrosse ... PERSONAL: Son of Chris and Christine Coombes ... Majoring in sociology and anthropology.